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**MSG(**// text //**)**

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| **MSG** | Specifies //text// to display in the status bar. |
| //text// | A string constant containing the message to display in the status bar. |

The **MSG** attribute (PROP:MSG) specifies //text// to display in the first zone of the status bar.

On a control declaration, MSG specifies the //text// to display when the control has focus. If the control has non-persistent focus (has the SKIP attribute, or is placed in a TOOLBAR or a window with the TOOLBOX attribute) the //text// displays whenever the mouse cursor is positioned over the control.

On an APPLICATION or WINDOW structure, MSG specifies //text// to display in the first zone of the status bar when the control with focus has no MSG attribute of its own.

**Example:**

**MainWin APPLICATION('My Application'),SYSTEM,MAX,ICON('MyIcon.ICO'),STATUS **

**         MENUBAR**

**          MENU('&File'),USE(?FileMenu)**

**           ITEM('&Open...'),USE(?OpenFile),****MSG****('Open a file')**

**           ITEM('&Close'),USE(?CloseFile),DISABLE,****MSG****('Close the open file')**

**           ITEM(),SEPARATOR**

**           ITEM('E&xit'),USE(?MainExit),****MSG****('Exit the program')**

**          END**

**         END**

**        END**

**WinOne WINDOW,AT(0,0,160,400),MSG('Enter Data')     !Default MSG to use**

**        COMBO(@S8),AT(120,120,20,20),USE(?C1),FROM(Q1:F2),MSG('Enter or Select')**

**        TEXT,AT(20,0,40,40),USE(E2)                 !Default MSG used**

**        ENTRY(@S8),AT(100,200,20,20),USE(E2)        !Default MSG used**

**        CHECK('&A'),AT(0,120,20,20),USE(?C7),MSG('On or Off')**

**        OPTION('Option 1'),USE(OptVar),MSG('Pick One or Two')**

**         RADIO('Radio 1'),AT(120,0,20,20),USE(?R1)**

**         RADIO('Radio 2'),AT(140,0,20,20),USE(?R2)**

**        END**

**       END**

**See Also:**

[[status  set status bar .htm|STATUS]]